Emperor Hirohito today. reviewed 25,000 Army troops in the traditional New Year's parade at the Yoyosi drill grounds ete, as 240 Army planes roared in formation overlead.
Dispensing with dress uniform, because of the hostilities, His Majesty arrived at the drill grounds at 957 o'clock this morning by motor car. He was accompanied by Lieut.-Gen. Okliye Usami, chief aide-de-camp: Mr. Tsuneo Matsudaira, Minister of Imperial Household, and Admiral Saburo Myakutake, Grand Chamber-
Th the regulation khaki uniform, Mis' Majesty rode on his, favour white charger "Shirayuki" through the serried ranks of his officers and men. He subsequently took the salute of the troops in a imareh past Japanese Troops Parade at Hankow Hankow, Jan. 8.
Fully-armed Japanese troops, head-Jed bya tank unit, today paraded along the Bund passing through the French concession in the course of their march. The salute of the pass-jing troops was taken from a. stand front of the National City Bank fon the former British Concession.
Similar parades were held in Wuchang ang Hanyang—Domel
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